National Defense University

The National Defense University (NDU), the "premier center for joint professional military education, is under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The University is located at Ft. McNair in Washington, DC. NDU's Joint Forces Staff College is in Norfolk, Va. NDU is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools."

Mission
The National Defense University, its website states, "provides not only the nation's premier joint military education, but also conducts outreach programs across every continent, and serves as a primary research and policy development institution for the Department of Defense."

Leadership

 * Lieutenant General Frances C. Wilson, USMC President, National Defense University
 * Ambassador Richard A. Roth, Senior Vice President, National Defense University
 * Dr. Susan M. Studds, Acting Provost
 * Major General Robert P. Steel, USAF Commandant, National War College
 * Rear Admiral Gerard M. Mauer, Jr., USN Commandant, Industrial College of the Armed Forces
 * Major General Byron S. Bagby, USA Commandant, Joint Forces Staff College
 * Dr. Robert D. Childs Director, Information Resources Management College
 * Dr. James Schear, Acting Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies
 * 1SG Dymetra Bass, National Defense University First Sergeant

Contact details
Fort Lesley J. McNair Washington, DC 20319 Phone: (202) 685-3938 Web: http://www.ndu.edu